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Sep 12, 2008, 05:22 PM
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MechaDruid
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Lancashire, UK
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Where / how are the saved games stored? Also, more DRM questions...
Where are the actual save games, the 'planets', stored on your HD? I can't see them in the Spore game folder, nor anywhere in My Spore Creations...
The reason I'm asking is in anticipation of having to re-install to fit a graphics card. Which is another question - do you really have to re-install the whole game for hardware changes, or can you just re-activate like you did when you first ran Spore? Also, what happens when you uninstall? Does it ask for a connection to the DRM servers so you can get one of your installs back? I'm under the impression the restriction is 3 installs at once, not in total. Thanks for any help!
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:33 PM
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Warlord
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Jersey
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LOL. No, you aren't getting them back. Good luck with that. |
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:54 PM
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Website Moron
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Phone EA and ask them if it is possible to reset installs.
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aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. fi yuo cna raed tihs, palce it in yuor siantugre. Olny 55% of plepoe can. |
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:56 PM
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Warlord
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Jersey
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And remember, the line is NOT toll free and you are NOT guaranteed the right to more installs. "Case by Case inspection" means there's a great chance you aren't getting $#%#
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:16 PM
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MechaDruid
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Lancashire, UK
Posts: 3,580
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sigh
 At least, I've found where saves are stored (on Vista): C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Spore\Games I have only one planet, but interestingly, there are two save folders. One is labelled 'old' and has smaller size in kb. I'm asuming its my previous save, but I don't want to fiddle with it right now. It would be interesting to know if we can actually have two save slots per planet. EDIT: though I have read one report that you can't succesfully transfer games between PC's, even if you copy the entire folder and all your saved creatures Also, there is a preferences file which I am going to risk fiddling with, to see if it improves the building/vehicle textures issue. EDIT: no difference, seems to just save your option settings... Increasing texture quality above '3' didn't seem to do anything.
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:18 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 76
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how many times have you installed it? If only once you would be fine.
You could try just putting the new card in without re- installing the game. see how it goes? Think it only tests your graphics on installing the game.(to see if it can play it.) You shouldn't need to format your HDD just for a new graphics card. As for the planets saved I don't know. |
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